Alberta marks deadliest month for overdose deaths in April

More people died in Alberta of a toxic drug overdose in April than in any single month on record, according to the most recent government data. According to Alberta's substance use surveillance system report on Monday, 179 people died in April of drug poisoning. Seventy-six of those deaths in April happened in Calgary. The provincial total for the first four months of 2023 – the most up-to-date date the province has provided – is 613 deaths caused by toxic drug poisoning. That's up a